Centretown Pollinator Pathways Data

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Hi! What's your name?(optional, but helps us keep track of volunteer numbers!)
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When did you visit the garden?
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Which garden did you visit?The main Frank St garden (4 beds) is at 380 Frank Street - we'll give you the option to choose which bed in a sec!
380 Frank St (Staples parking lot)
Dundonald Park
357 Frank St (raised beds)
Corner of Gladstone & Elgin
Corner of Frank & Metcalfe
Other
295 Frank St
306 Frank St
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Which bed were you at?The beds are in order from Bank --> O'Connor. Look for signs!
Bed 1 (closest to Bank)
Bed 2 (parking lot)
Bed 3 (by the stairs)
Bed 4 (closest to houses)
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Did you see a pollinator today?Pollinators include bees and butterflies, along with beetles, flies, birds, and even mammals like rabbits and bats!
YESNO
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Do you already know which pollinator you spotted?If not, we can help you narrow down their identity! We'll start with one and go through them all, if there are more. 🐝
YESNO
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What type does it belong to?
Bees
Butterflies & Moths
Wasps
Flies
Mammals
Beetles
Birds
Other
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Bees come in all sorts of shapes and sizes. Does it match any of these?Bees can be told apart from other critters by their two pairs of wings and long tongues.
Bumble bee
Honey bee
Small carpenter bee
Sweat bee
Cellophane bee
Leaf cutting bee
Mason bee
Long horned bee
Mining bee
Other/not sure
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Here are some nearby lepidopterans! Does it match any of these? Lepidoptera is the name for butterflies and moths, and comes from "scale" and "wing!"
Monarch
Swallowtail
Brushfooted
Gossamer
Skipper
White or sulfur
Moth
Other/not sure
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Here are some of the most common wasps nearby. Does it match any of these?Wasps are great because they eat garden pests. As apex predators, they can also act as ecosystem indicators!
Paper wasp
Bald-faced hornet
Bee wolf (aka bee-killer wasp)
Other/not sure
Blue mud dauber
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We can figure this out on the fly. Does it match any of these?True flies are called dipterans, meaning "two wings" - unlike bees, who have four 🦟
Flower fly
Bottle fly
Other/not sure
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Hmm... is it one of these mammalian friends?Because mammals are big, clumsy, and sensitive to smell, they tend to like robust, energy-rich, smelly flowers.
Rabbit
Squirrel
Other/not sure
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Let's look a little closer at this beetle! Does it match any of these?Beetles are a good guess in any circumstance - 25% of Earth's animals are in this category!
Lady bug
Red milkweed
Firefly
Other/not sure
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A little bird told me it may be one of these:In addition to pollinating, birds are great for seed dispersal, soil fertilization, and pest control! 🦉
Hummingbird
House sparrow
Chickadee
Woodpecker
Pigeon
Other/not sure
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Here are some other common critters we see in the garden:
Dragonfly or Damselfly
Crickets or Grasshoppers
Earwig
Nope, still don't know!
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Amazing! Who are they?
Please Select
Please Select
Bee (general)
Bumble bee
Honey Bee
Sweat Bee
Mason Bee
Leaf-cutter Bee
Cellophane Bee
Mining Bee
Wasp (general)
Yellow Jacket
Paper Wasp
Mud Dauber
Blue Mud Dauber
Bald-faced Hornet
Great Black Wasp
Bee Wolf
Bottle Fly
Common Fly
Flower fly (or "bee-like fly")
Beetle (general)
Ladybug
Small Hive Beetle
Milkweed Beetle
Moth (general)
Butterfly (general)
Cabbage White
Swallowtail butterfly
Gossamer butterfly
Brushfooted butterfly
Skipper butterfly
Sulfur or white butterfly
Monarch butterfly
Insect - other or unknown
Firefly
Dragonfly
Damselfly
Aphid
Hummingbird
Bird (general)
Cricket or grasshopper
Earwig
Other - I'll give you more details later in the form!
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Was the pollinator associated with a specific plant?
YESNO
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Which one?This helps us track which plants are important and when!
Please Select
Please Select
Ajuga
Hoary alyssum
Tall anemone
Artichoke Girasol
Frost Aster
New England Aster
Smooth Aster
Swamp Aster
Tall Aster
Wood Aster
Aster - other or unknown
Foxglove Beardtongue
White Beardtongue
Eastern Bee Balm
Spotted Bee Balm
Wild Bergamot
Bergenia
Black-Eyed Susan
Blanket Flower
Bluestem Grass
Blazing Star
Bloodroot
Borage
Bugloss
Burdock
Blue Cardinal
Catmint
Eastern White Cedar
Sand Cherry
Garlic Chive
Prairie Cinquefoil
Alfalfa Clover
Red Clover
Wild Columbine
Comfrey
Coral Bells
Coreposis
Lance-leaf Coreopsis
Cosmos
Crabapple Tree
Culvers Root
Dandelion
Dianthus
Yellow Dock
Echinacea
Feather Reed Grass
Fleabane
Forget-me-not
Wild Geranium
Common Goldenrod
Rough Goldenrod
Stiff Goldenrod
Yellow Hawkweed
Anise Hyssop
Hosta
Joe Pye Weed
Lily of the Valley
Lobelia
Fringed Loosestrife
Egyptian Mallow
Butterfly Milkweed
Common Milkweed
Milkweed - unknown or other
Morning Glory
Mugwort
Mullein
Mustard
Stinging Nettle
Obedient Flower
Creeping Phlox
Tall Phlox
Summer Phlox
Phlox - unknown or other
Pineapple Weed
Plantain
Prairie Smoke
Ragweed
Raspberry
Ravenswing
Canary Reed Grass
Yellow Rocket
Dame's Rocket
Rose
Rudbeckia - Yellow Coneflower
Rudbeckia - other or unknown
Prairie Sage
Russian Sage
Sedum
Sneezeweed
Solomon's Seal
Wood Sorrel
Starwort
Wild Strawberry
Strawberry Spinach
Stonecrop
Sunflower
False Sunflower
Field Thisle
Toadflax
Birds Foot Trefoil
Vetch
Violets
White Goosefott
White Yarrow
Other - I'll describe it in the next question!
If more than one, select the main one and let us know the others in a moment!
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Is there anything more we should know about this pollinator?For example, if you couldn't nail down an ID but you have some details 🐛
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What was this friend up to?
Pollinating
Flying
Resting
Eating
Other
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How many did you see that matched this exact description?We'll get to the others in a moment!
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Do you have another type of pollinator to report?
YESNO
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Were they in the same garden or bed as the first? If not, where were they?
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Do you already know which pollinator you spotted?If not, we can help you narrow down their identity! We'll start with one and go through them all, if there are more. 🐝
YESNO
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Pick a broad category for this second set of pollinator(s):
Bees
Butterflies & Moths
Wasps
Flies
Mammals
Beetles
Birds
Other
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You're the bee's knees! Does it match any of these?The origin of this saying (which means excellent) is quite contested! But bees carry pollen on their legs, which is excellent 🐝
Bumble bee
Honey bee
Carpenter bee
Sweat bee
Cellophane bee
Leaf cutter bee
Mason bee
Mining bee
Long-horned bee
Other/not sure
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Let's see if this lepidopteran looks like any of these!Moths can have many antenna shapes, but butterflies only have simple antennae like those on a radio.
Monarch
Swallowtail
Brushfooted
Gossamer
Skipper
White or sulfur
Moth
Other/not sure
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Here are some common nearby wasps. Which does it look most like?The Museum of Nature says there are 100 000 types of wasp, so we narrowed it down to four likely suspects.
Paper wasp
Bald-faced hornet
Bee wolf (aka bee-killer wasp)
Other/not sure
Blue mud dauber
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Don't fly away just yet! Which of these options does it match best?As larvae, many flies live in water - and if they don't, they tend to prefer moist environments!
Flower fly
Other/not sure
Bottle fly
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Which of these nearby mammals does it most closely resemble?Like us, all other mammals have hair and mammary glands.
Rabbit
Squirrel
Other/not sure
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Let's not miss a beat-le. Which of these common friends does it match? Beetles have solid forewings that look like a case, which is what gives them the name Coleoptera: "folded wing."
Lady bug
Milkweed
Firefly
Other/not sure
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Nice eagle eye! Does it look like one of these birds?Birds' beaks are modified jaws! They have to be light as a feather to be able to fly.
Hummingbird
House sparrow
Woodpecker
Chickadee
Pigeon
Other/not sure
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Here are some other common critters we see in the garden:
Dragonfly or Damselfly
Crickets or Grasshoppers
Earwig
Nope, still don't know!
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Amazing! Who are they?
Please Select
Please Select
Bee (general)
Bumble bee
Honey Bee
Sweat Bee
Mason Bee
Leaf-cutter Bee
Cellophane Bee
Mining Bee
Wasp (general)
Yellow Jacket
Paper Wasp
Mud Dauber
Blue Mud Dauber
Bald-faced Hornet
Great Black Wasp
Bee Wolf
Bottle Fly
Common Fly
Flower fly (or "bee-like fly")
Beetle (general)
Ladybug
Small Hive Beetle
Milkweed Beetle
Moth (general)
Butterfly (general)
Cabbage White
Swallowtail butterfly
Gossamer butterfly
Brushfooted butterfly
Skipper butterfly
Sulfur or white butterfly
Monarch butterfly
Insect - other or unknown
Firefly
Dragonfly
Damselfly
Aphid
Hummingbird
Bird (general)
Cricket or grasshopper
Earwig
Other - I'll give you more details later in the form!
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Was this second pollinator (or pollinator type) associated with a specific plant?
YESNO
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Which one?This helps us track which plants are important and when!
Please Select
Please Select
Ajuga
Hoary alyssum
Tall anemone
Artichoke Girasol
Frost Aster
New England Aster
Smooth Aster
Swamp Aster
Tall Aster
Wood Aster
Aster - other or unknown
Foxglove Beardtongue
White Beardtongue
Eastern Bee Balm
Spotted Bee Balm
Wild Bergamot
Bergenia
Black-Eyed Susan
Blanket Flower
Bluestem Grass
Blazing Star
Bloodroot
Borage
Bugloss
Burdock
Blue Cardinal
Catmint
Eastern White Cedar
Sand Cherry
Garlic Chive
Prairie Cinquefoil
Alfalfa Clover
Red Clover
Wild Columbine
Comfrey
Coral Bells
Coreposis
Lance-leaf Coreopsis
Cosmos
Crabapple Tree
Culvers Root
Dandelion
Dianthus
Yellow Dock
Echinacea
Feather Reed Grass
Fleabane
Forget-me-not
Wild Geranium
Common Goldenrod
Rough Goldenrod
Stiff Goldenrod
Yellow Hawkweed
Anise Hyssop
Hosta
Joe Pye Weed
Lily of the Valley
Lobelia
Fringed Loosestrife
Egyptian Mallow
Butterfly Milkweed
Common Milkweed
Milkweed - unknown or other
Morning Glory
Mugwort
Mullein
Mustard
Stinging Nettle
Obedient Flower
Creeping Phlox
Tall Phlox
Summer Phlox
Phlox - unknown or other
Pineapple Weed
Plantain
Prairie Smoke
Ragweed
Raspberry
Ravenswing
Canary Reed Grass
Yellow Rocket
Dame's Rocket
Rose
Rudbeckia - Yellow Coneflower
Rudbeckia - other or unknown
Prairie Sage
Russian Sage
Sedum
Sneezeweed
Solomon's Seal
Wood Sorrel
Starwort
Wild Strawberry
Strawberry Spinach
Stonecrop
Sunflower
False Sunflower
Field Thisle
Toadflax
Birds Foot Trefoil
Vetch
Violets
White Goosefott
White Yarrow
Other - I'll describe it in the next question!
If more than one, choose the main one and let us know the others in a moment!
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Is there anything more we should know about this pollinator?For example, if you couldn't nail down an ID but you have some details 🐛
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What was this friend up to?
Pollinating
Flying
Resting
Eating
Other
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How many did you see that fit this description?
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Do you have even more pollinators to report?If so, we're going to ask you to fill out the form again - just keep going until you see the button! Thank you 😍
YESNO
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We'd love to see a photo from your visit!This is totally optional, and if you already have one you'd like to upload, just click "Next."
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